Akan and Danish
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Ghana
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Interesting Facts
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
meda ase
Mange tak
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
maadwo
God nat
Good Evening
maadwo
God aften
Good Afternoon
maaha
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
maakye
God morgen
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Undskyld mig
Where They Speak
Ghana
Sweden
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Ghana
Denmark
Dialect 3
Fante
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
Ghana
Island of Bornholm
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Dansk, Rigsdansk
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Danish people or Danes
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Akan
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
dani1284
Linguasphere
No data available
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Akan and Danish Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Akan and Danish dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Danish Speaking population
Akan and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Akan and Danish on Akan vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Danish Language Codes
Akan and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.